Galatians: Life in the Spirit with Joshua Liem

Galatians: Life in the Spirit with Joshua LiemThe GospelGalatians 1:1-10This Sunday we start Life in the Spirit, an eight-week journey through Paul's letter to the Galatians. Paul writes with shocking urgency to a young church drifting toward a counterfeit gospel — and his words still cut through the noise of our own day. Whether you're new, exploring, or have been around forever, come and rediscover the rescue at the heart of the Christian story.For reflection & discussion:What's something you bought, tried, or believed in this past year because it promised to make your life better?   How did it actually go?How would you proclaim “the Gospel”?Paul writes from a community: "all the brothers and sisters with me" (1:2). He doesn't fight this fight alone. Who in this room (or in your wider life) has helped you stay anchored in the real gospel? What did they do? Tell the group about them.The sermon described sin not just as personal moral failure but as a power that enslaves, and Christ's death as breaking that power. Where in your life are you most aware of sin's grip? What would it look like to be free?The opponents in Galatia preached a Jesus who fit comfortably inside the existing world — a Jesus who didn't disturb their political safety, their social standing, their religious identity. Where in our city, our workplaces, or our neighbourhoods do we preach a Jesus too small to disturb anything? What might the real Jesus be asking of us there? Further Resources :N.T. Wright, Galatians (2021)Eugene H. Peterson, Traveling Light: Galatians and the Free Life in Christ (1982)